The nurse is preparing the patient for mechanical dbridement and informs the patient that this will involve which of the following procedures?

(A) A spontaneous separation of dead tissue from the viable tissue (B) Removal of eschar until the point of pain and bleeding occurs (C) Shaving of burned skin layers until bleeding, viable tissue is revealed (D) Early closure of the woundAnswer Explanation: Mechanical dbridementcan be achieved through the use of surgical scissors, scalpels, or forceps to remove the eschar until the point of pain and bleeding occurs. Mechanical dbridement can also be accomplished through the use of topical enzymatic dbridement agents. The spontaneous separation of dead tissue from the viable tissue is an example of natural dbridement. Shaving the burned skin layers and early wound closure are examples of surgical dbridement.